Alligator snapping turtle: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the alligator snapping turtle lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Macrochelys temminckii
Group	Turtles & tortoises
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Class	Reptile
Order	Testudines
Family	Chelydridae

Where does the alligator snapping turtle live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the alligator snapping turtle in 1 country or territory across North America. Wikidata lists it as endemic to United States.

United States

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the alligator snapping turtle endangered?

The alligator snapping turtle’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the alligator snapping turtle?

The alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) is a reptile in the order Testudines and the family Chelydridae, genus Macrochelys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the alligator snapping turtle

The alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) is a large species of turtle in the family Chelydridae. They are the largest freshwater turtle in North America. The species is endemic to freshwater habitats in the United States. M. temminckii is one of the heaviest living freshwater turtles in the world. It is often associated with, but not closely related to, the common snapping turtle, which is in the genus Chelydra. The specific epithet temminckii is in honor of Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Alligator snapping turtle (revision 1380110252), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q457872 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).